Arless Way Birmingham
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (B17), about 100 m long. USRN 2708412.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £205,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Birmingham costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is University (Birmingham), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Grove Park, is about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 149 to 150 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lordswood House Group Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 46 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £192,500 | £192,500 | £192,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £67,350 | £64,750 | £69,950 |
| 1998 | 1 | £50,500 | £50,500 | £50,500 |
| 1995 | 2 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2025 | 19 B17 0RD | Semi-detached | £186,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Sep 2020 | 17 B17 0RD | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 21 B17 0RD | Detached | £192,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2013 | 11 B17 0RD | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2010 | 9 B17 0RD | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 3 Sep 1999 | 9 B17 0RD | Terraced | £69,950 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 15 B17 0RD | Terraced | £64,750 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Mar 1998 | 11 B17 0RD | Terraced | £50,500 | |
| 31 May 1995 | 9 B17 0RD | Terraced | £57,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 1995 | 9 B17 0RD | Terraced | £57,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, end-terrace (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1983-1990 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Birmingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,363 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,575 | £1,838 | £2,100 | £2,363 | £2,888 | £3,413 | £3,938 | £4,726 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (36% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): CITY WIDE HMO, SELLY OAK HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 100 Ferncliffe Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0QH: up to 16 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 21 Ferncliffe Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0QD: up to 1 home, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Capern Grove 12: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent to, 32 Minton Road, Quinton, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B17 0RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B17 0RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 149 m and 150 m above sea level (150 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B17 0RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B17 0RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | University (Birmingham) 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northfield Road Harts Green | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Qemc | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lordswood House Group Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Knights Lordswood Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rooprai-Rooprai & Associates | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Harborne Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Atm | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Park 8.8 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Woodgate Valley Country Park 202 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 214 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weoley Castle, a scheduled monument, 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Weoley Castle | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Roman forts at Metchley | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Winterbourne Botanic Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Westbourne Road Town Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Grove | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Pitts Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Mucklow Hill | Hill | 5 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Birmingham: see them on the Birmingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paganel Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peters CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jervoise School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Water Mill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Weoley Castle Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harborne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Princethorpe Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Princethorpe Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborne Off License B17 0TG | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2019 |
| Weymoor Post office B17 0TG | Retailers - other | 210 m | 4 Good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| plaice in Harborne B17 0TG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Harvest Heaven Store B29 5SH | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Copper Fox Bar & Grill B17 0RP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Harborne Parish Lands Charity B17 0SX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Weymoor Road (22); On or near Beaumont Drive (18); On or near Northfield Road (4); On or near Wheats Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Wheats Avenue · Weymoor Road · Northfield Road · Beaumont Drive · Osmaston Road · Ferncliffe Road · Quinton Road · Wyckham Close · Derry Close · Lismore Drive · Mellors Close · Elford Road
All the streets in B17 and across Birmingham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.